Williams survives in Brazil test

Florianopolis, Brazil (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Venus Williams advanced to
the quarterfinals at the inaugural WTA Brasil Tennis Cup, though it took a
tougher-than-expected victory over Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday for the
seven-time Grand Slam champion to move on.

Williams was taken to the limit by the 19-year-old Muguruza, ranked 96th in the world, before ultimately prevailing by a 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 score on the hardcourts at Federacao Catarinense de Tenis.

Muguruza staved off three match points while serving to tie the match at 5-5
in the final set, but Williams was able to hold serve before breaking the
young Spaniard to prevail in a two-hour, 12-minute marathon.

Williams' next opponent will be Magdalena Rybarikova, with the fifth-seeded
Slovak holding off Spanish qualifier Beatriz Garcia Vidagany 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in
her second-round bout.